Organizations go out of business every day because they fail to recognize when they are in trouble or neglect to take actions that may allow them to survive. Whether it is an increased level of competition, a rapid or gradual decline in customer service or some other indicator, the lament is all too often, "We never saw it coming." While that may be true, there is no excuse for … [Read more...] about SWOTT Analysis: Do You Know Where Your Organization is Heading?

Defrauders are excellent salesmen and generally possess dynamic interpersonal skills. A defrauder identifies individuals with assets and attempts to nurture a relationship of trust with that person. He then waits for the appropriate opportunity and attempts to score a meaningful transfer of assets. For the defrauder’s Country Club targets, the setup may include regular … [Read more...] about Making The Defrauder Pay: A Victim’s Rights And Remedies

When businesses acquire new software, they tend to load the applications on their individual computers or their central servers, begin using them and then try to measure how much they’re saving in time or costs. But according to a major technology research firm, businesses tend to overlook steps that can reduce their overall expenses, optimize their investments and keep them … [Read more...] about Software Asset Management: Cut Costs and Protect Your Organization

In 1990, when Doug Worth started Worth Group Architects in Reno, architects drew two-dimensional plans on Mylar with pencil. Today, they create computerized three-dimensional designs complete with people, animation, sound tracks and more. This is one of many industry changes the firm deals with while trying to increase its bottom line. "This is an exciting profession that’s … [Read more...] about Nevada’s Worth Group: Design-Build Firm Deals with Industry Changes

Proposal "The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) should implement domestic partnership benefits to enhance the System’s ability to recruit and retain top quality faculty and staff in a competitive marketplace in which domestic partnership benefits are increasingly prevalent and to ensure that compensation and benefit programs provide for the equitable treatment of … [Read more...] about The People Have Spoken: Are University Regents Listening?

MyHopeChest (MHC), a 501(c)3 organization, was born in Las Vegas less than two years ago. Since its inception, the organization, dedicated to providing uninsured or underprivileged breast cancer survivors with reconstructive breast surgery, has been able to provide one surgery. The "final step in breast cancer treatment," as founder Alisa Savoretti put it, is undergoing … [Read more...] about MyHopeChest: Helping Cancer Survivors

In 2005 the state of Nevada made two types of tax surplus rebate payments to taxpayers. The first type was a $75 payment to individuals 65 or older, who had a state identification card from Nevada but no vehicle registered in Nevada during 2004. The second type was a payment to taxpayers who registered a vehicle in Nevada during 2004. There are possible tax consequences for … [Read more...] about Nevada Tax Rebate Checks: Taxable or Not?

They say money is the mother’s milk of politics. While occasionally the underdog with less money comes out on top, it certainly doesn’t happen very often. Just like any successful business venture, you need capital to run a successful political campaign. In past elections, putting together a substantial war chest of contributions was no problem for incumbents and "anointed" … [Read more...] about Shaking the Money Tree: Mergers Affect Political Fundraising